BYSHC Spring into the Holidays Linky Party /Day 8

 Hello and welcome to the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Spring into the Holidays Linky Party.  We have a great group of sponsors giving away wonderful prizes.  This linky party runs until April 26th.  So, link up a new holiday card(s) on the BYSHC blog to be entered to win.

Supplies:
Colorado Craft Co - White Christmas stamps
Distress Watercolor Pencils
waterbrush
stamping Platform
Tim Holtz - Stripes & Holiday Type - background stamp
Distress Ink & Oxide - Tumbled Glass
Distress Ink - Festive Berries
Tim Holtz - Deckle die
Impression Obsession - sentiment die
Cuttlebug - Candy Cane Stripe embossing folder
Simon Says Stamp/Pink & Main Stamptember 2022 - heart stamps in background
Diamond Stickles - snow
silver jelly roll pen 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Come link up some new Christmas cards!
Cindy

BYSHC Spring into Christmas Linky Party /Day 7

 Hello and welcome to the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Spring into Christmas Linky Party.  We have a great group of sponsors giving away wonderful prizes.  This linky party runs until April 26th.  So, link up a new holiday card(s) on the BYSHC blog to be entered to win.

I've had this background in my stash for quite a while and it felt really good to make it into a card finally!!  I also used some gold brads from my stash on this one. 

Supplies:
Parchment paper
Distress Oxide - Vintage Photo
Ranger texture paste crackle + Tim Holtz -Poinsettia stencil
Tim Holtz - Bold Text Christmas dies
gold foil, gold glitter, tan glitter cardstocks
Brown shimmer cardstock
Tim Holtz - Stitched Rectangle dies
Tim Holtz - Darling Deer dies
foam
gold brads
Distress Grit paste snowfall

Thanks for stopping by today.  Come link up some new Christmas cards!

Cindy

BYSHC Spring into the Holidays Linky Party /Day 6

 Hello and welcome to the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Spring into the Holidays Linky Party.  We have a great group of sponsors giving away wonderful prizes.  This linky party runs until April 26th.  So, link up a new holiday card(s) on the BYSHC blog to be entered to win.

Supplies:
Unity Stamp Co - Winter Birdie Swag - stamp kit
Distress Watercolor Pencils
Stamping Platform
Archival - Hickory Smoke
homemade square stencil
Distress Oxide - Iced Spruce
Spellbinders - Be Merry die
black shimmer cardstock
Distress tool - edges
Diamond Stickles (on the birdie's hat)

Thanks for stopping by today.  Come link up some new Christmas cards!
Cindy

BYSHC Spring into Christmas Party /Day 5

 Hello and welcome to the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Spring into Christmas Linky Party.  We have a great group of sponsors giving away wonderful prizes.  This linky party runs until April 26th.  So, link up a new holiday card(s) on the BYSHC blog to be entered to win.

For the sentiment, I printed part of it from my computer and used a die for the word "Merry".  I haven't inked up this gentlemen stamp so I thought it was time.  

Supplies:
Distress Oxide & ink -Tumbled Glass
Distress Oxide - Iced Spruce, Hickory Smoke
Distress Watercolor Pencils
Waterbrush
Tim Holtz - mini Merry Christmas stencil and snowflakes
Carta Bella - Merry die
Tim Holtz - Dept store stamps - background
Tim Holtz - Yuletide stamps
Stamping Platform
Diamond Stickles

Thanks for stopping by today.  Come link up some new Christmas cards!

Cindy

BYSHC Spring into Christmas Linky Party /Day 4

 Hello and welcome to the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Spring into Christmas Linky Party.  We have a great group of sponsors giving away wonderful prizes.  This linky party runs until April 26th.  So, link up a new holiday card(s) on the BYSHC blog to be entered to win.

I ink blended several colors through a stencil and then smudged the ink a little to blend the colors.  This is a mini slimline card.

Supplies:
Tim Holtz - Trim the Tree - Colorize dies
Tim Holtz - Vault Series -Christmas 2021 (bows, star)
Simon Says Stamp - Stamptember -Peace, Joy, Hope, Love stencil
Distress Oxide - Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Festive berries, Lumberjack Plaid
red glitter, foil cardstocks
green shimmer, glitter cardstocks
Singer Sewing machine, white thread - Zig zag stitch
Tim Holtz - Festive Print - sentiment stamp
pop dot -under the dimensional star topper

Thanks for stopping by today.  Come link up some new Christmas cards!

Cindy

BYSHC Spring into Christmas Linky Party /Day 3

 Hello and welcome to the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Spring into Christmas Linky Party.  We have a great group of sponsors giving away wonderful prizes.  This linky party runs until April 26th.  So, link up a new holiday card(s) on the BYSHC blog to be entered to win.

I'm using an amazing stamp set from Unity Stamp Co, one of our awesome sponsors!  The 3D embossed background was in my stash for a while, so I was happy to use it :-)

Supplies:

Unity Stamp Co - Joy of Baby Jesus stamp kit
Distress Oxides - tumbled glass, mermaid lagoon
Ranger clear embossing ink + Ranger Silver Tinsel embossing pwd
Stamping Platform
Tim Holtz - 3D embossing folder - Arched
silver foil cardstock
Distress Mica Spray Stain - Juniper Berry - splatters

Thanks for stopping by today.  Come link up some new Christmas cards!

Cindy

BYSHC Spring into Christmas Linky Party /Day 2

 Hello and welcome to the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Spring into Christmas Linky Party.  We have a great group of sponsors giving away wonderful prizes.  This linky party runs until April 26th.  So, link up a new holiday card(s) on the BYSHC blog to be entered to win.

This card was inspired by Jenn Sharkus.  She does a card series called Get Crackin' on Christmas every month on her utube channel.  It's a live video but you can watch and craft along any time.  It's pretty fun!  This one was from February.  

 Supplies:
 Distress Oxide - Festive berries
Tim Holtz - Halftone stencil
Doodlebug Designs cardstock stickers (2005) using my stash -LOL!
powder tool
pop dots
Unity Stamp Co - Greetings of the Season dies

And I couldn't stop at just one card.  These are soo easy to make!!!

Supplies:
Distress Oxide - Lucky Clover
Tim Holtz - Bubbles stencil
Doodlebug cardstock stickers (2005)
powder tool
pop dots
Tim Holtz - Christmas Cartoons -stamps -sentiment

Thanks for stopping by today.  Come link up some new Christmas cards!
Cindy

GIU Day 5

 Hello there!  I'm a little sad --it's my last day of Growing in Unity.  All of these wonderful stamps can be found at Unity Stamp Co!!  At the end of the week, I'll be picking 1 random winner from comments on my blog posts and 1 random winner from comments on my Instagram posts.  Be sure to follow me here and on Instagram so you don't miss anything.

This has been so much fun!!!  Thanks very much, Unity Stamp Co for having me as your Growing in Unity Girl this week!!! 

A close up of the glitter goodness of the drink.

Supplies:

Unity Stamp Co - Hello Mojito
Unity Stamp Co - Tropical Palm -background stamp
Unity Stamp Co - Barn Wall - background stamp
Distress Oxide - Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Broken China
Tim Holtz - Linked Circles stencil
VersaMark + Distress Embossing Glaze - Mowed Lawn
Stamping Platform
Distress Watercolor pencils
waterbrush
Glitterific - clear holographic acrylic paint
Tim Holtz - Alphanumerica Bold dies
Distress tool
Singer sewing machine + blue thread

Thanks for stopping by today.  Thanks for all your amazing comments!  Have a great weekend!  Stay tuned for the winner announcement!  Good luck!

I just wanted to add that if you enjoy making Christmas cards you'll want to keep scrolling down the page to get all the details of the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Linky Party that is starting today.  Unity Stamp Co is one of our amazing sponsors.  You have to check it out and play along with us :-)

Cindy

BYSHC Spring into Christmas Linky Party /Day1

Hello and welcome to the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Spring into Christmas Linky Party.  We have a great group of sponsors giving away wonderful prizes.  This linky party runs until April 26th.  So, link up a new holiday card(s) on the BYSHC blog to be entered to win.

Supplies:
Simon Says Stamp - Holiday Damask stencil
Distress Oxide & ink - Iced Spruce
Distress Oxide - festive berries
Ranger Texture paste opaque
Simon Says Stamp - Fancy Happy Holidays dies
red foil cardstock
pop dots

Thanks for stopping by today.  Come link up some new Christmas cards!
Cindy

GIU Day 4

 Hello there!  This is day four of Growing in Unity week.  All of these wonderful stamps can be found at Unity Stamp Co!!  At the end of the week, I'll be picking 1 random winner from comments on my blog posts and 1 random winner from comments on my Instagram posts.  Be sure to follow me here and on Instagram so you don't miss anything.

I ink blended a background.  Then stamped on vellum, die cut it and then attached it by sewing in a few places.  

Supplies:

Unity Stamp Co - Scallop & Rectangle dies

                              Sail With No Limits

Distress Oxides - Kitsch Flamingo, Saltwater Taffy, Salvaged Patina

vellum

VersaMark + Black embossing pwd -sentiment

Stamping Platform

Singer Sewing Machine - white thread - Zig zag stitch

Thanks for stopping by today.  Thanks for all your amazing comments!  See you tomorrow!
Cindy

GIU Day 3

 Hello there!  This is day three of Growing in Unity.  All of these wonderful stamps can be found at Unity Stamp Co!!  At the end of the week, I'll be picking 1 random winner from comments on my blog posts and 1 random winner from comments on my Instagram posts.  Be sure to follow me here and on Instagram so you don't miss anything.

Close up of the shiny, glittery boots :-)

Supplies:
Unity Stamp Co - Joy & Brighter Days
                              I Want You to Know - (book print stamp -stamped in background)
                              Determined to Rise  - sentiment

Distress Ink - Squeezed Lemonade, Picked Raspberry

Archival ink - Kitsch Flamingo
Distress Watercolor Pencils
waterbrush
Ranger clear embossing ink + Picked Raspberry embossing glaze (sentiment)
Stamping Platform
Glitterific - Acrylic paint in clear Hologram (used to make boots shiny and glittery)
Distress Mica Spray stain - Harvest Moon -splatters

Thanks for stopping by today.  Thanks for all your amazing comments!  See you tomorrow!
Cindy

GUI Day 2

 Hello there!  This is day two of my Growing in Unity week.  All of these wonderful stamps can be found at Unity Stamp Co!!  At the end of the week, I'll be picking 1 random winner from comments on my blog posts and 1 random winner from comments on my Instagram posts.  Be sure to follow me here and on Instagram so you don't miss anything.

I discovered that I had never inked up this Angie Girl, so it was way past time :-)  

Supplies:

Unity Stamp Co - Harmony Girl

Distress Oxide - Salty Ocean

Distress Ink - Uncharted Mariner

Distress Watercolor Pencils

waterbrush

StazOn -snowflake pigment Ink -sentiment

Distress Mica Spray Stain - Frozen Fog - splatters/rain drops

Stamping Platform

Thanks for stopping by today.  Thanks for all your amazing comments!  See you tomorrow!
Cindy

Growing in Unity (GIU) 2024 /Day 1

 Hello there!  This is day one of Growing in Unity.  All of these wonderful stamps can be found at Unity Stamp Co!!  At the end of the week, I'll be picking 1 random winner from comments on my blog posts and 1 random winner from comments on my Instagram posts.  Be sure to follow me here and on Instagram so you don't miss anything.

Supplies:
Unity Stamp Co - Heart confetti Stencil
Unity Stamp Co - Promise Always - stamp kit
Unity Stamp Co - I did. I Do. I Will - stamps & dies -sentiment
Distress Oxide - Kitsch Flamingo, Festive Berries
Distress Watercolor Pencils
waterbrush
Stamping Platform
Archival ink Black Soot +black embossing pwd

Thanks for stopping by today.  Thanks for all your amazing comments!  See you tomorrow!
Cindy

Congratulations!

 Hello there!  My niece got married recently and this is the card that I sent them.  I hope she likes it.   I dusted off my Cricut for this one.  It was fun to make this vintage looking wedding card!

Supplies:
Cricut cart - Divine Wedding - bells @5"
Unity Stamp Co - Gotta Love Sentiments 
Carta Bella - banner die
My Mind's Eye - Lost & Found - Market St (6x6) patterned papers
Stickles - Frosted Lace
glitter enamel dots
star sequins
pop dots

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a wonderful day!
Cindy---

BYSHC April- Sketch #44 /Card 2

 Hello there!  I'm sharing my second card for Sketch #44.  This sketch runs the entire month of April.  You can see full details and how to enter this challenge on the blog Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers.  Sketch #44:

In the spirit of using my stash, I've used seed beads, Mica flakes and Mica spray :-)  I love how this cute shaker card turned out!!! 

Supplies:
Distress Oxide - Kitsch Flamingo, Twisted Citron, Broken China
Archival ink - Mermaid Lagoon
Tim Holtz - Tiny Text Christmas
Tim Holtz - Bottlebrush Trees stamps
Ranger ink embossing ink + Ranger embossing glaze - Kitsch Flamingo, Twisted Citron, Broken China
Embossing gun
Stamping Platform
Distress Mica Spray Stain - Cocktail Party - splatters
plastic packaging
Tear tape
Distress Mica Flakes
pink, blue, green seed beads
Unity Stamp Co - Greetings of the Season dies

Thanks for stopping by today.  Come play along with us at BYSHC.
Cindy

Wish!

 Hello there!  I have a cute card to share with you today.  My great nephew is turning two soon so I had to create a cute card for him.  I'm also part of a hop that is over on Instagram.  So, if you want to see more cards made with some great sketches be sure to check it out. 

Supplies:
Sweet Sun Sketch challenge - Sketch #269
My Mind's Eye - Lost & Found - Portobello Rd (6x6)
Tim Holtz - Celebrate, Colorize dies
Scrap Diva Designs - Pennant die
Tim Holtz - Stitched rectangle dies
Distress Oxide - Vintage Photo

Thanks for stopping by today!  Have a good one!

Cindy---

BYSHC April Sketch#44 /Card 1

 Hello there!  I'm sharing my first card for Sketch #44.  This sketch runs the entire month of April.  You can see full details and how to enter this challenge on the blog Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers.  Sketch #44:

Supplies:
Echo Park - Christmas Magic patterned papers (6x6)
Distress Watercolor Pencils
waterbrush
Tim Holtz - Holiday Sketchbook stamps
Stamping Platform
Impression Obsession - Sentiment die
Diamond Stickles

Thanks for stopping by today.  Come play along with us at Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers!

Cindy---